Ellie

When I found out, I was very scared to tell anyone. I told my mum, my sister and my two best friends know. They were all incredibly supportive. They listened to me, talked to me, and constantly reasure me that this was the right choice for me at the right time. Even though, I had the abortion over 7 years ago, I've only told a handful of people since. And everyone I've told has been very supportive.

I remember walking through the clinic doors and feeling like I had entered a dream. I felt like I was floating and couldn't believe I was actually there. The staff was so incredibly kind, warm, and understanding.

After my abortion, I had to go for a check up. Even at that clinc they made me feel welcomed and that my abortion wasn't anything to be ashamed of. They let me know they were there to talk and listen or if I had any questions they would be there to support me.

I was only seventeen, I became pregnant a week after I graduated high school. It was the very first time I ever had sex. I wasn't in a relationship. I took the morning after pill within 24 hours, and I still ended up being pregnant. I knew I was too young to have a child, I didn't have any way of supporting it, and I knew I wasn't ready to be a mother.

At the time of my abortion, i was afraid, sad, unsure, ashamed. Right after I had my abortion, I was sad, I felt as though I was alone and ashamed. I felt gulity. But as time went on, and I spoke to people, and saw how I was growing as a person, I knew that it was the right choice for me at that time.